The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was "not excited" about the upcoming game's gameplay.
Edge's latest cover story, entitled "The game industry is broken - can we fix it?", talked to nine industry figures, including Straley, about the industry's ongoing crisis of layoffs, ballooning budgets, and shrinking studios.
In the interview, Straley said he'll "probably never" make the triple-A game he actually wants to because modern blockbusters are "boring".
Straley - who spent 18 years at Naughty Dog, where he was game director on The Last of Us and co-director on the first two Uncharted games before leaving in 2017 - is working with a small team at Wildflower Interactive on Coven of the Chicken Foot.
"I have an idea for a triple-A game," he tells Edge. "I will probably never make it. I think the verbs and experiences we're delivering in the triple-A space are…I wanna say boring.
"God Of War Laufey, I look at that game, and every pixel is mindblowing," he added. "The amount of work and skill that's gone into every single frame… I've made those kinds of games, and I'm still blown away. But when I actually look at what you're doing in the game? I'm not excited.
I want to apologize to the Laufey team for dragging you all into this uninvited & unnecessary negative attention. I was trying to illustrate an industry concern & my mistake of naming your game is being used out of context & for clickbait. You don’t need this. I’m sorry. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Ri2KgfJ4yY
"And that's nothing against the God Of War team. Just, across the board in triple-A, it feels like there's no opportunity to inject fresh, innovative ideas."
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